Test Architect

Location: This is a Hybrid role. Whiteley, Hampshire

Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance

Shape the Future of Quality and Testing

We are looking for a Test Architect to join our team and help deliver a critical IT application and infrastructure solution.

In this role, you will lead the test strategy and help drive continuous improvement across our testing approach. You'll work closely with customers, delivery teams, and technical specialists to ensure quality is built into every stage of the programme.

We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, influencing best practice, and helping teams deliver high-quality outcomes. Whether your background is in systems integration, software delivery, or large-scale transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Test Architect, you will:

• Define and maintain the overall test strategy for the programme.
• Design test environments, test data, and supporting services needed for successful testing.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on testing, quality assurance, and acceptance activities.
• Support teams in establishing effective test approaches, standards, and best practices.
• Review and provide assurance for test plans and acceptance activities.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure business and technical requirements are fully covered.
• Identify and manage testing risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and opportunities.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Promote modern testing practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Help ensure testing decisions support the successful delivery of the overall solution.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in people who can demonstrate many of the following:

• Experience developing test strategies and leading testing activities within complex programmes.
• Strong understanding of the full software testing lifecycle.
• Experience with both automated and manual testing approaches, including functional, non-functional, integration, and acceptance testing.
• Experience testing integrated solutions involving multiple applications, services, and third-party systems.
• Knowledge of modernisation and transformation programmes, including transitioning from legacy systems to new platforms.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at different levels.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A proactive approach to learning, improvement, and sharing knowledge.

Relevant testing certifications, such as ISTQB, are welcomed but not essential.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Experience working on complex systems integration or transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of data-intensive solutions and testing approaches.
• Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring team members.
• Experience implementing modern test automation frameworks and practices.
• Knowledge of Air Traffic Management (ATM) or similar operational environments.

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme and much more!)
• Flexi-Time Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

Pay Range:

£61,500.00-£78,800.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.